DOE Backs Plug and Play Solar: DOE Backs Plug and Play Solar The U.S DOE has pledged $5 million toward the deve...

The United States isn’t the only country in the race to go green. European countries, with Germany in particular, are attempting to switch to renewables within a specific time frame. In fact, European countries are at number two in the list of global leaders of renewable energy application and development. What has hampered efforts is ‘soft’ costs that comprise mounting hardware and electronics despite the drop in cost of solar panels. Once the United States makes strides in the development of the plug and play technology, the country could comfortably maintain its position as being the number one investor in clean energy.